Are institutional investors becoming universal activists?
The popular image of the activist investor is a slick and merciless Wall Street financier, relentlessly pursuing financial reward...
Activism, M&A Archive
Proxy season 2018 sees proposals focus on shareholder rights
The 2018 proxy season saw shareholder proposals focus more on shareholder rights than ever before, but with less success than in...
Foreign activists push for change at Japan Inc
For the first time in six years, shareholder activism in Japan is largely being driven by outside activists, according to new data...
What activist and index fund collaboration means for IR
As index funds look to activists as a way of altering a company’s strategy, IROs and corporate secretaries need to form a united...
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Verizon retiree shareholders push for executive pay changes
The Association of BellTel Retirees has put forward two pay-related proposals for votes at Verizon’s annual meeting on May 3. The...
HomeStreet secures court win in proxy tussle
US financial services firm HomeStreet has won court backing in its efforts to stop a hedge fund firm putting its own director...
Evolving IR in Asia
While the headline topics from both of IR Magazine’s conferences in South East Asia and Greater China would be familiar to many...
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Canadian dissident investors had successful 2017, study says
The number of proxy contests in Canada has remained consistent over the last few years, but 2017 was the first time since 2014...
Lazard’s Thomas reflects on IR lessons from activism
Rich Thomas, managing director of the shareholder advisory group at Lazard, talks to IR Magazine’s Andrew Holt about key recent...
Activist short-sellers found market challenging in 2017, reveals report
Activist short-sellers had to look harder for overvalued companies in 2017, with the number of companies targeted falling 30...
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